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carphology

carphology is the alternative form of carphologia.

Meaning of carphologia

Noun

carphologia

  1. (rare) Picking at bedding and clothing, or at the lips, or of perceived invisible objects.
    Synonyms:
    floccillation

Questions about carphology

What is carphology the alternative form of?
Carphology is the alternative form of carphologia.

Words near carphology in the dictionary

  1. carpgrass
  2. carphenazine
  3. carpholite
  4. carpholites
  5. carphologia
  6. carphology
  7. carphone
  8. carphones
  9. carphophiine
  10. carphophiines
  11. carphosiderite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: carphology (page history and authors); carphologia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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